4.5% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
South Australia - South East · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in South Australia - South East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in the South East of South Australia, with 15.9% of workers in these fields. This region has a smaller proportion of adults working or looking for work than most other areas. The number of people working full-time has also dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60.0%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 55.2%, a figure that has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
53.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.2% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.9%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.5%. Other main employers include retail trade at 9.8%, manufacturing at 9.0%, and construction at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%, followed closely by labourers at 16.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.8%, community and personal service workers at 12.6%, and professionals at 12.3%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in South Australia - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/407/south-australia-south-east/topic/employment